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Book Breathing B*tch Queens Podcast

Book Breathing B*tch Queens Podcast

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Two friends rereading the ACOTAR, Throne of Glass and Crescent City in a chapter by chapter deep dive where we talk theories, multiverse connections, predictions and more. This is a SPOILER podcast so only listen if you've read all books in all three series!Book Breathing B*tch Queens Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Getting Cozy in the Spring Court | Episode 20–ACOTAR Chapter 22
    Aug 18 2025

    Thumbnail art is by cre.art.live on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/p/CThuytwCMhY/?hl=en&img_index=1


    **All our episodes may contain SPOILERS for all three Maasverse series so please only listen if you've read ALL the books!**

    In this episode, we get lots of little sweet moments between Tamlin and Feyre where they talk about Calanmai, make up after their little fight, have some good discussions with Alis and of course the classic scene where Feyre shows Tamlin her paintings. We talk a lot about the nature of this relationship and the dynamics knowing what we know. We find a lot of interesting “tells” that a first time reader might skip right over. It’s a fun one!


    https://linktr.ee/bookbreathingbtchqueens


    Intro/Closing Music Credit: Indie-Pop by Ivan Luzan

    Find the song here: https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-indie-pop-170731/

    Find Ivan Luzan here: https://pixabay.com/users/ivan_luzan-34614814/


    Episode Overview:

    00:00–Intro song, episode intro and summary

    01:01–she hornyyy

    02:56–the love scenes in the romance book are a little cringe? (It’s a sign!)

    002:22–unbothered sniffing

    6:01–Does Tamlin think she just left her room or does he know she actually left the house?

    07:39–Tamlin just automatically expects 100% obedience all the time

    08:19–Tamlin out here just taking 0 accountability for his actions! & power/consent discussion

    15:54–Tamlin & Feyre making up and back to romance

    16:12–Tamlin gives her death roses!

    18:07–What’s up with Alis??25:55–Lucien being an obvious wingman lol

    26:37–CC mention! (Did Dannika put her sword in the other dimension??

    28:13–The opposite of a mate bond?

    29:49–Tamlin feeling better after not working with Hybern anymore

    30:43–Feyre being a “beauty” or not

    31:26–Feyre imagining more intimacy than Tamlin ever gives her lol

    33:15–Feyre’s feeling safe and comfy with Tamlin

    35:09–Tamlin being SHOOK that she has a boundary

    35:09–”ribbons”

    37:06–Feyre knows 4 people in the house and she trusts NONE of em

    37:52–Does Tamlin get human wine for Feyre? She can’t be drinking fae wine…?

    40:39–Suriel mention–High Lords were power

    42:40–A gift for Tamlin not killing her!

    43:34–Tamlin, High Lord of Spring, wants the winter painting??

    44:59–Tamlin’s the “only” one who can do anything? & Tamlin keeping her wanting more

    48:58–Feyre’s dream will become her prison

    50:05–Even in his book Tamlin is already showing signs of not being right for her (she’s already showing her true High Lady colors and he’s already rejecting it)

    58:47–Tamlin fucked the current Adarlan princess??

    1:01:35–Next week, closing & outro song

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • There you are. I’ve been looking for you. | Episode 19–ACOTAR Chapters 20 & 21
    Aug 11 2025
    Thumbnail art is by @madschofield on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CVTTt7KpQ7n/**All our episodes may contain SPOILERS for all three Maasverse series so please only listen if you've read ALL the books!**This episode is a big one!! We FINALLY meet *the most beautiful man* Feyre’s ever seen and we get lots of interesting lore and conversation around Calanmai. For this ep, we did two chapters because who the hell wants to wait a week to talk to this man?? We talked lots about Rhys and his mental state knowing what we know as well as the ways he may be steering the conversation or even listening to her thoughts? With those things in consideration, this part because even more interesting. We also have lots of fun questions about the world and how it works! It says all High Lords need to do Calanmai but do they actually? Is Tamlin becoming symbolically nameless during Calanmai–and what in the symbolism is with the white stag of Terrasen being sacrificed?! Does Rhys tamper with Tamlin’s glamour on accident? What if the High Lords decided not to replenish the magic of the land (could this have helped them with a coup against Amarantha?) Is Calanmai the holiday for mating bonds? Also, what is Lucien feeling when he gives Feyre her talking to (is it Rhys watching them after following them to the manor?). We also go on lots of wild tangents about the bite and Tamlin’s authoritarian attitude towards Feyre when he gets back after Calanmai. https://linktr.ee/bookbreathingbtchqueensIntro/Closing Music Credit: Indie-Pop by Ivan LuzanFind the song here: https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-indie-pop-170731/Find Ivan Luzan here: https://pixabay.com/users/ivan_luzan-34614814/Episode Overview: 00:00–Intro song, episode intro and summary/overall thoughts (and discussion of how this goes for Rhys knowing what we know about Rhys!)03:47–chasing shadows & Feyre just knowing exactly what the Attor looked like despite not ever seeing it07:35–Did the glamour also wear off on Elain and she just didn’t tell anyone?10:52–the drums and faerie music16:20–Rhys is the one who pulls her to Calanmai!17:51–Lucien gets his fire from Aelin? Or Aelin gets her fire from Lucien?!20:23–Tamlin already in the wayyyyy26:49–Tamlin authoritarian parenting style for Feyre29:07–ACOMAF foreshadow (Feyre goes hungry under Tamlin’s watch)32:24–Rhys wants her to “go see” (and…is the mating bond a wicked force?)35:20–Why doesn’t Amarantha want to go to Calanmai?36:31–What’s with the “balance” of magic in this world? (& Book 6 speculation)44:39–How does this glamour work??53:21–Naga’s eyes & “the void”?56:43–There you are. I’ve been looking for you. 1:05:49–Feyre’s first words to Rhys!1:07:11–Rhys molded by the night itself!1:08:05–Is he listening to her thoughts the whole time??1:16:43–Rhys trying to keep Feyre away1:22:29–Rhys can’t shake the bad guy act fully right now1:25:07–Where did the glamour go after she talked to Rhys? Faces were blurred before but not now? 1:26:10–First time winnowing!1:26:57–“Have you lost your senses?” Lucien’s pissed lol1:30:03–What is the magic of Calanmai? Is Tamlin wearing the same paint that Feyre does UTM?1:32:27–What “invisible touch” is Lucien feeling? Did Rhys follow her to the manor??1:34:44–Lucilin fanfic over here1:36:36–The Hunter & the Swan Maiden folklore tie in?1:40:42–ALL the High Lords are apparently supposed to do Calanmai every year! Is this a mistake/plothole or are the High Lords actually are all doing it? Lol1:46:46–Does the magic symbolically make Tamlin…nameless??!1:51:49–Why is Lucien SO SURE that Tamlin would have “claimed” her???1:59:50–Always with the earth-shattering orgasms with these High Lords loll2:01:42–SHE DOESN’T THINK TAMLIN’S HOT DAMMNN2:05:43–The most basic lovebombing & Tamlin’s Calanmai fuckery2:20:32–Next week, Tamlin redemption arc?, closing & outro song
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    2 hrs and 27 mins
  • Did Tamlin use magic to make Feyre forget her family?? | Episode 18–ACOTAR Chapter 19
    Aug 4 2025

    Thumbnail art is by @morgana0anagrom on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/morgana0anagrom/p/BZVcOgzhqh9/ )


    **All our episodes may contain SPOILERS for all three Maasverse series so please only listen if you've read ALL the books!**

    This week's ep is a bit longer than usual but we had lots of fascinating discussion about these early moments of Tamlin and Feyre's relationship! We start off by talking about Tamlin needing to clean up the gallery (did he rage-mode trash it??) and then discuss the paintings and Feyre maybe seeing more in them than she should? A bit later we get into a longer discussion of this really interesting part of the chapter where she'd been talking about the abundant magic of the Spring Court as "the lulling of magic that clouded my thoughts, and I didn't think of my family until I passed the outer hedge wall one morning..."A breeze from the south ruffled my hair (p170) Almost sounds like she went just outside the bounds of a spell maybe? Suddenly her head cleared and she remembered her family? It could justbe a moment where she was reminded of them and felt suddenly guilty but we we fascinated. That discussion begins at 28:10!

    The rest of the ep goes into the interactions with Tamlin and Feyre and their conversation and beginnings of intimacy as well as some of Tamlin's backstory and his "treat yourself" life mantra lol. The chapter ends with the Attor moment and we went off the deep end there because what if the Attor had said something about the terms of the curse directly? Would he then have been prevented from doing so by the curse and through that be tipped off about Feyre being there? Maybe things were much more precarious than we thought! Second of all, we went nuts because Feyre describes the attor's voice like as: "the screaming of human victims, the pleading of young maidens whose chests had been split open on sacrificial altars" (p181) Okay maybe it's just to be scary and set the tone/stakes of what's happening but also THAT'S WIERDLY SPECIFIC?? We had fun with it. That starts at 1:39:05!

    https://linktr.ee/bookbreathingbtchqueens


    Intro/Closing Music Credit: Indie-Pop by Ivan Luzan

    Find the song here: https://pixabay.com/music/indie-pop-indie-pop-170731/

    Find Ivan Luzan here: https://pixabay.com/users/ivan_luzan-34614814/


    Episode Overview:

    00:00–Intro song, episode intro and summary

    2:17–Tamlin acting like he’s the one doing the cleaning?

    3:04–What’s he even gotta clean up? (Also movie connections!)

    8:29–Who USED to appreciate the art?

    9:35–Painter has eyes like Feyre?? With Fae eyes?

    13:07–No actually, is she seeing past a glamour to see those paintings?

    15:39–“in that animalistic way”

    17:36–Feyre does NOT have ADHD

    18:19–Tamlin making dreams come true

    20:04–More evidence that Feyre is a bad artist lol

    20:47–She’s doing what the Suriel said–not asking questions

    23:07–We all fell for Tamlin anyway!

    24:31–Rhys mention!! Stay with the high lord

    28:10–Did Tamlin put a spell on Feyre to make her forget her family!?

    33:20–Feyre’s current Maslow’s Hierarchy tier!

    35:39–Feyre’s whirlwind grief spiral

    40:58–Tamlin and Lucien ditch her when she’s sad (they’re used to walking on eggshells with Tamlin)

    42:30–Tamlin’s mantra: Treat yourself, girl!

    45:12–Palm kiss? He for SURE smelling her..excitement…

    47:48–Tamlin’s fascinated by her human joy? (like us with dogs)

    53:13–Feyre’s cartoon trap and Tamlin’s purring

    56:40–the poem!

    1:01:30–Why’s Tamlin blushing??

    1:03:05–What were Tamlin’s brothers??

    1:05:20–Tamlin’s war band? & his relationship with Amarantha

    1:10:35–Tamlin’s story is SUS

    1:20:53–They relate because they are BOTH the beast!

    1:24:00–Humans have forgotten the names of Fae gods

    1:26:46–the Attor!

    1:28:09–The attor almost found out?

    1:30:46–What “terms” was Tamlin trying to break?

    1:37:38–Hell or Hel in Prythian?

    1:39:05–What did she hear?

    1:43:50–Tamlin’s real sure the Attor didn’t see her?

    1:46:59–The spring breeze whispered she didn’t want to know??

    1:51:01–Closing & outro song

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    1 hr and 52 mins
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